About Mikio Kudō
Lived 1960 – 2016 (aged 55). Mikio Kudō was a Japanese baseball player.
was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played five seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball, all for the Nippon Ham Fighters.
Career Kudo was selected out of Akita Prefectural Honjō High School as the second overall pick in the 1978 NPB draft, and made his professional debut that season, becoming the fastest player to ever make his Japanese professional debut. He went 20-4, leading the league in wins in 1982.
Personal life He ran a sports goods store named "Kudo Sports" in Tegatayama Nakamachi, Akita City, and after his death, his widow Michiyo has taken charge of this shop. Official gym clothes of Hiroomote Elementary School, Sakura Junior High and Joto Junior High are available there.
Death Kudo died of liver failure in Akita, Akita on May 13, 2016, at the age of 55.
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Who was Mikio Kudō?
Japanese baseball player
When was Mikio Kudō born?
Mikio Kudō was born on 30 September 1960 in Honjō.
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Mikio Kudō died on 13 May 2016 in Akita.
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Mikio Kudō was a baseball player.
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Mikio Kudō was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mikio Kudō. https://biography.guide/mikio-kudo/
MLA: "Mikio Kudō." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mikio-kudo/.
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